Our kids and the caring adults that support them deserve a safe, supportive learning environment.

But the growing and urgent problem of violence is disrupting classrooms daily, and students are getting used to witnessing violent behaviours regularly.

Meanwhile, teachers and education workers are dealing with workplace injuries and wearing protective gear to work every day.

Ford’s funding cuts have taken crucial supports away from kids and an unsupported child is a frustrated child.

That’s why the NDP is calling for an Emergency Plan to End School Violence that includes:

• Funding to hire additional qualified staff, including mental health professionals, education assistants, child and youth workers, and other education workers.
• Funding for comprehensive training for all workers and supervisors.
• A sector-specific regulation for education under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• A permanent, tri-partite Provincial Health and Safety Working Group to review and adapt current policies regarding workplace violence in the education sector.
• A single, province-wide online reporting system for violent incidents and data collection to understand the full scope of the problem.

Add your name if you agree and let Doug Ford know he needs to take action on school violence now!